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词条 John Napier (footballer)
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Career

      Club playing career    Club management career    International career  

  3. Honours

  4. Managerial statistics

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Napier
| image =
| fullname = Robert John Napier
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lurgan, Northern Ireland
| height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m}}
| position = Centre half
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1963–1967
| years2 = 1967–1972
| years3 = 1972–1975
| years4 = 1975
| years5 = 1975–1976
| years6 = 1976
| years7 = 1976–1978
| clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers
| clubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| clubs3 = Bradford City
| clubs4 = → Baltimore Comets (loan)
| clubs5 = Mossley
| clubs6 = → San Diego Jaws (loan)
| clubs7 = Bradford City
| caps1 = 69
| caps2 = 218
| caps3 = 106
| caps4 = 22
| caps5 = 24
| caps6 = 22
| caps7 = 1
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 5
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1966
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U-23
| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1978
| managerclubs1 = Bradford City
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}

Robert John 'John' Napier (born 23 September 1946, Lurgan, Northern Ireland) was a Northern Irish football centre half and manager, who currently teaches soccer in San Diego, California.

Biography

Napier was born in Lurgan. With a career as both player and coach, Napier has also been a player agent and a television and radio sports analyst.[1]

Career

Club playing career

Napier began his career in September 1963 playing for the Bolton Wanderers, where he played until 1967, when he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for £25,000. He played until 1972 playing more than 200 games including two seasons as ever-present. In 1972, he was transferred to Bradford City for a record-equalling £10,000. He spent six seasons at Valley Parade interspersed with spells in America at Baltimore Comets and the same team after they became San Diego Jaws, and also at Mossley. In all he played more than 100 games at City, and served as manager, and assistant coach.[2]

Club management career

Napier served as manager at City from February 1978 to October 1978. He was unpopular as manager of Bradford City, as the team was relegated to the now-defunct Division Four.[3] Napier returned to the United States in 1979 to take a coaching position at Pepperdine University, and continues to coach soccer.[4]

International career

Napier was a Northern Ireland schoolboy international, won 11 youth caps, two under-23 caps. He won his only full international cap against West Germany in May 1966.[5]

Honours

  • Most Valuable Player, Bolton Wanderers: 1966
  • Most Valuable Player, Brighton: 1969
  • Football League Division Three Runner-Up, Brighton: 1971
  • Most Valuable Player, Bradford City: 1973

Managerial statistics

TeamNatYearRecord
GWDLWin %
Bradford CityENG}}1978{{WDL|34|11|5|18}}
Career Total{{WDLtot|34|11|5|18}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnapiersoccer.com/ |title=John Napier's website | accessdate=2007-10-11 | work=Johnnapiersoccer.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnapiersoccer.com/Resume.html |title=John Napier's resume|accessdate=2007-10-11|work=johnnapiersoccer.com}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.geocities.com/thebradfordcitysite/tbcs11-2.html | title=John Napier management profile | accessdate=2007-10-11 | work=Geocities.com|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thebradfordcitysite/tbcs11-2.html&date=2009-10-25+22:54:22|archivedate=2009-10-26}}
4. ^{{cite news |url = http://soccer.xksandiego.com/news.php?viewStory=1595 |title = Coach's Corner: John Napier |date = 2009-01-07 |accessdate = 2009-01-08 |publisher = Daily San Diego Soccer News |first = Erin |last = Murphy |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718131333/http://soccer.xksandiego.com/news.php?viewStory=1595 |archivedate = 2011-07-18 |df = }}
5. ^{{cite book| last = Frost| first = Terry| title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988| publisher = Breedon Books Sport| year = 1988| pages = 127| isbn = 0-907969-38-0}}

External links

  • John Napier's resume on his official website
  • {{soccerbase (manager)|828|Napier, John}}
  • Bolton Wanderers interview with John Napier
{{Bradford City A.F.C. managers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Napier, John}}

15 : 1946 births|Living people|People from Lurgan|Association footballers from Northern Ireland|Football managers from Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland international footballers|Bolton Wanderers F.C. players|Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players|Bradford City A.F.C. players|Baltimore Comets players|San Diego Jaws players|Bradford City A.F.C. managers|English Football League players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) players|Association football central defenders

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